It is good for leaders, and teams to meet in person... but this long drawn out procession to multiple places is ridiculous.

Pre-prepared speeches full of clichés get people nowhere!

Also.. all the "dressing up" is just silly.

I seem to recall that it was a "bit of fun" at the END of one of the gatherings (APEC?) where leaders were given some outfit representing the host nation just for a photo op. Now it seems daft outfits are required on SEVERAL occasions.. and multiple photo ops.

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The custom was established in 1993 when former US President Bill Clinton handed out bomber jackets to his counterparts. It has since become a tradition in the following years and a highlight of the often serious meetings.

There has been some daft outfits over the years

2006 - Hanoi, Vietnam (George W)

2008 - Lima, Peru (W again)

2014 - Beijing, China (Obama)

It seems to me... 2017 Trump got off lightly... he should QUIT while he is ahead... stop going to these daft events

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I think I've already seen that "live lunch stream". That's a round-table discussion, then there were a few people speaking, one gave a report. To me that does not look like where lunch would be served. And of all the shots they had I never saw Trump.

The White House YT started streaming right before Trump was supposed to speak, and it still says "Beginning Shortly"...